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  • 1use violence — index force (coerce) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 2use violence — use force, take by means of strength …

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  • 3Violence — For other uses, see Violence (disambiguation). U.N. rates of physical violence resulting in death, per 100,000 inhabitants by country in 2002.[1] …

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  • 4violence — noun 1 hurting other people physically ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, excessive, extreme, great, large scale, serious ▪ fresh ▪ There are fears of fresh …

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  • 5violence — n. devastating force 1) to resort to, use violence 2) excessive violence 3) an act of violence 4) violence against distortion harm 5) to do violence to (the decision does violence to our whole judicial tradition) rioting 6) communal; continuing;… …

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  • 6violence — noun (U) 1 behaviour that is intended to hurt other people physically: There is too much sex and violence shown on television. | sporadic outbreaks of violence | robbery with violence | domestic violence (=violence between family members) | act… …

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  • 7Violence in sports — can result in chaotic brawls, both by athletes and fans. They may involve beer bottles, sinks from stadiums, improvised stabbing utensils, stadium seats, and whatever else may be found on hand.In sports which are inherently violent, violence… …

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  • 8Violence against LGBT people — Violence against LGBT people, queer identifying and the same sex attracted are actions which may occur either at the hands of individuals or groups, or as part of governmental enforcement of laws targeting people who are perceived to violate… …

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  • 9violence —    Violence is a pervasive and enduring aspect of all societies and takes many forms from politically motivated violence (terrorism) to ‘common’ assault or rape, and can be directed against the person or property. In Britain, political violence… …

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  • 10Violence (disambiguation) — Violence may refer to: * Violence, the use of physical force to cause injury, damage or death * Violence (book) a 2008 book on social theory by Slavoj Žižek * Violence , a song by Against Me! from their album Searching for a Former Clarity *… …

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